The Case of the Curious Bride
6.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Michael Curtiz Story by Erle Stanley Gardner Country United States | 6.8/10 Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date April 13, 1935 (1935-04-13) Based on novel by Erle Stanley Gardner Writer Tom Reed (screen play), Erle Stanley Gardner (story), Brown Holmes (additional dialogue) Film series The Case of the Howling Dog Film Series Cast Warren William (Perry Mason), Claire Dodd (Della Street), Errol Flynn (Gregory Moxley), Margaret Lindsay (Rhoda), Donald Woods (Carl), Allen Jenkins (Spudsy)Similar movies W Delta Z , Blackhat , I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine , Mad Max: Fury Road , John Wick , Brooklyn's Finest Tagline Perry Mason returns |
The case of the curious bride 1935
The Case of the Curious Bride is a 1935 mystery film, the second in a series starring Warren William as Perry Mason, following The Case of the Howling Dog. The script was based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Erle Stanley Gardner, published by William Morrow and Company, which proved to be one of the most popular of all the Perry Mason novels.
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The movie marked Errol Flynn's first appearance in a Hollywood film. He appears twice, as a corpse and in flashback towards the end.
Plot
Rhoda Montaine learns that her first husband, Gregory Moxley, is still alive, which makes things awkward for her, since she has remarried Carl, the son of wealthy C. Phillip Montaine. She turns to Perry Mason for help, but when he goes to see Moxley, he finds only his corpse. Rhoda is arrested for murder.
Cast
Production
Warner Bros announced they bought the film rights in May 1934. The same month they announced they had purchased the film rights to Captain Blood, which would also star Errol Flynn. Warners had earlier bought the rights to Gardner's Case of the Howling Dog and announced they would make the two films with Warren William as Perry Mason, with plans for an additional four films. Alan Crosland was originally announced as director but the job eventually went to Michael Curtiz.
Filming started early 1935. Errol Flynn, described as an "Irish leading man of the London stage" was signed in February.
Reception
The Chicago Daily Tribune praised the film's "laudable speed and suspense". The Los Angeles Times liked William's performance but thought his character "was almost too darn clever."
Home media
On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Lucky Legs, The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.
References
The Case of the Curious Bride WikipediaThe Case of the Curious Bride IMDb The Case of the Curious Bride themoviedb.org